Are Tankless Hot Water Heaters More Energy Efficient?
Environmentalists extol the energy-efficient and water-efficient nature of tankless hot water heaters. Saving the Earth is a tankless job.
Is There A Connection Between Environmental Toxins & Breast Cancer?
Is there an established, proven connection between environmental toxins and breast cancer? And what can I do to avoid them if so?
What’s behind the startling explosion in nut allergies among children?
Recent research does in fact show that the incidence of nut allergies among American and British children has tripled within the last two decades. No one knows for sure why, but because the phenomenon seems to be occurring only in developed countries
What Is “Biomass Energy” & Where In The World Is It Used?
Dear EarthTalk: What is “biomass energy,” and where in the world is it used?
Mercury Kills
The Bush administration continues to stonewall on the subject of reducing mercury emissions, even though the new Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) administrator, Michael Leavitt, admitted August 24 that fish in almost all of the country’s rivers and streams are heavily dosed with the toxic heavy metal.
Taste the Rainforest
Tired of candy coming in the same old flavors? Ecuador-based Yachana Gourmet offers organic alternatives to the candy mainstream. The all-natural Jungle Chocolate ($2.49) combines dried, roasted cacao beans (the source of chocolate) with sugar cane syrup and a variety of tasty ingredients.
Second Timber Sale Approved Since Overturning of Roadless Rule
Last week, the U.S. Forest Service approved another timber sale in an area previously protected from logging by the controversial Clinton-era "roadless rule." Both of the new timber sales are to take place in Southeast Alaska, where dwindling natural resources and a sluggish economy have conspired to drive unemployment rates to unprecedented highs.
Schwarzenegger Backs Ambitious Solar Plan for California
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger is supporting proposed state legislation calling for the addition of solar energy systems to one million homes across California by 2017 to save electricity and cut pollution.
Do airplanes contribute significantly to air pollution?
Do airplanes contribute significantly to air pollution?
Multiple Chemical Sensitivity and Food Irradiation
What is "Multiple Chemical Sensitivity" and what causes it? —Sara Morris, Houston, TX People suffering from otherwise unexplainable medical problems such as headaches, fatigue, shortness of breath, and even chest pains may have everyday chemicals to blame. Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS) is a medical condition whereby such symptoms can be attributed to the combined exposure […]